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A Middle Class Life

January 15, 2004
We recently returned from several months in Los Angeles, where we lived in a lovely furnished apartment that we found over the internet. The owners had to be in New York for almost exactly the amount of time that we... continued

Why is it Always the Jews?

December 12, 2003
As I'm starting to plan the annual birthday celebration of Jesus, who is my favorite Jew, I want to stop and reflect upon why the Jews are so often hated and what this says about us. The Holocaust aside (and... continued

A Mouse That Roars the Truth

October 22, 2003
A small literary magazine has dared to take on a topic that the major media avoids: the truth about global warming. The fall issue of Granta called "The Overheating World" is about what's really happening to our Earth. As you... continued

What is al-Qaeda?

August 12, 2003
Very often we vilify a single person, who stands for everything we hate. We've certainly done this with Osama bin-Laden. While I don't think he's a good guy in any way, I've realized that I don't really understand what his... continued

Haven’t I Seen This Somewhere Before?

July 27, 2003
This alleged photograph of an alien reminds me of the infamous Cottingley Fairy Photographs. I consulted Garth Haslam, of AnomalyInfo.com, and found the following information: In 1917, 16-year-old Elsie Wright and her 10-year-old cousin Frances Griffiths took a series of... continued

How Monsters are Made

July 23, 2003
Now that we've identified Uday and Qusay by their dental records, so we know they're really and truly dead, we can step back and take a look at these psychopaths. Sharon Waxman writes in the Washington Post that Uday wouldn't... continued

Are Bush’s Lies White or Black?

July 15, 2003
It's pretty clear that Bush lied (or someone lied to Bush) about Saddam buying uranium in order to build a nuclear bomb. Lying to the public before going to war is nothing new: Truman did it, Kennedy did it, Lyndon... continued

Will We Ever be Innocent Again?

May 19, 2003
It seems like we're perpetually in the midst of war. First, there was 911, then Afghanistan, and now we're finishing up with Iraq. What's next on the agenda: Iran, Syria, North Korea? All during this time, there have been constant... continued

Why We’re at War

April 7, 2003
Despite the fact that we're proud of our military men with their extraordinary courage and wonderful technology, many of us are still confused about why we're fighting a war in Iraq. Sure, Saddam is a nasty dictator and no one... continued

Strange New World

March 24, 2003
One thing this war has revealed is that we're entering a strange new world. Only the U.S. has the technology and trained forces to fight a truly "modern" war. But that doesn't make us as all-powerful as it may seem,... continued